Supporting fathers in their quest to overcome barriers preventing their participation in their children's lives. DADS provides case management, parent education, resolution of child support issues, development of parenting plans, and referrals to community partner resources for fathers and father figures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $220K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$586K
68% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 68% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$282K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$938K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$865K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$282K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$596K
FY2021$657K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$282K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.0M Management & general 13% · $174K Fundraising 7% · $95K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $152K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder
$97,323Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$55,090Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanett Charles’s $97K as Co-Founder is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeanett Charles$97,323$94,812$92,688$100,763$84,263
Marvin Charles$55,090$52,579$92,688$100,763$84,263
Jon Fritzberg————$30,535

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps fathers overcome barriers to actively participate in their children's lives.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, we served a total of 406 fathers including 322 new fathers and 942 children. DADS has supported 5,816 fathers in the past 26 years of operations, including 2024, with nearly 14,000 children; 48% of those children have a father who has been incarcerated.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $12K · 2023–2024
Acts on Stage INCWA · FY2023$5,200

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$282K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$868K
LiabilitiesLn 26$586K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$611K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$323K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$514K
Total assetsLn 16$868K
LiabilitiesLn 26$586K
Net assetsLn 32$282K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K$192K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$34K
Total assetsLn 16$952K$868K
LiabilitiesLn 26$632K$586K
Net assetsLn 32$320K$282K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13K$13K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$231K$153K$52K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$502K$448K$25K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$13K$938$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$58K$5K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$43K$6K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$20K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$7K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$26K$14K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$187K$160K$17K$11K
TravelLn 17$18K$17K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$169
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$46K$3K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$174K$95K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$76K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$119K$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.2M−$190K$467K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$61K$657K 990 PDF
FY2020 $938K$865K$73K$596K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,242,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,186,976$1,317,133
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $228$1,622
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$82,473−$76,305
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,104,731$1,242,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,240$45,149
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $829,898$870,445
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $360,467$402,553
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,223,605$1,318,147
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$118,874−$75,697
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,242,450 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$323,160
VIII-1e Government grants$610,548
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$383,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,317,133
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,622$1,622
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$76,305−$76,305
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$74,683$1,242,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,318,147 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,917$12,917
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $32,232$32,232
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $153,416 · Management $51,845 · Fundraising $25,923$231,184
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $448,163 · Management $25,344 · Fundraising $28,964$502,471
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,170 · Management $938 · Fundraising $1,071$15,179
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,842 · Management $4,890 · Fundraising $5,589$68,321
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,782 · Management $6,059 · Fundraising $4,449$53,290
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,000 · Management $31,490$51,490
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,325 · Fundraising $6,205$13,530
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $16,355$16,355
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,577 · Management $14,169 · Fundraising $4,524$44,270
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $159,787 · Management $16,640 · Fundraising $10,527$186,954
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,733 · Management $1,056$17,789
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,197 · Management $169$8,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,009$3,009
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,318 · Management $2,318$4,636
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,542 · Management $3,080 · Fundraising $7,532$56,154
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,049,010 · Management $174,353 · Fundraising $94,784$1,318,147
Part X · Balance sheet $867,665 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,637$183,306
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,251$8,396
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $133,786$114,262
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,542$11,542
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$34,367
X-11 Publicly traded securities$1,477
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $585,665$514,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $951,881$867,665
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,690$46,039
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $607,534$539,810
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $632,224$585,849
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $319,657$281,816
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $951,881$867,665
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $281,816 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,242,450
XI-2 Total expenses$1,318,147
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,697
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$319,657
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$37,856
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$281,816

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